Bryan Air Force Base was originally activated in 1943 as a U.S. Army Air Forces installation known as Bryan Army Air Field. The base housed a flight instructors' school and was assigned the task of developing a standardized system of instrument flight training. The Full Panel Attitude System developed at the base was one of the most significant contributions the base made to pilot training. The instrument training school at Bryan AAF was the only one of its kind in the United States Army Air Forces.[1]
The installation became Bryan Air Force Base upon the establishment of the U.S. Air Force as a separate service in September 1947. Assigned to the Air Training Command, it conducted advanced flight training in the T-33 Shooting Star. Deactivated in May 1961, the land and buildings were leased to the Texas A&M University in 1962, and in 1988 full ownership of the former base was transferred to Texas A&M University at virtually no cost.[2]
Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas OCLC 71006954, 29991467
Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites, History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC. OCLC 57007862, 1050653629
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December 03, 2023
bryan, force, base, former, united, states, force, base, unincorporated, brazos, county, texas, located, west, bryan, today, location, houses, texas, university, system, rellis, campus, also, formerly, named, texas, university, riverside, campus, bryan, army, . Bryan Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base in unincorporated Brazos County Texas located west of Bryan Today the location houses The Texas A amp M University System RELLIS Campus It was also formerly named the Texas A amp M University Riverside Campus Bryan Air Force BaseBryan Army AirfieldPart of Air Training Command ATC Brazos County near Bryan Texas2006 USGS AirphotoBryan AFBCoordinates30 38 16 N 96 28 43 W 30 63778 N 96 47861 W 30 63778 96 47861TypeAir Force BaseSite historyBuilt1942In use1942 1947 1951 1958 1960 1961Bryan Air Force Base was originally activated in 1943 as a U S Army Air Forces installation known as Bryan Army Air Field The base housed a flight instructors school and was assigned the task of developing a standardized system of instrument flight training The Full Panel Attitude System developed at the base was one of the most significant contributions the base made to pilot training The instrument training school at Bryan AAF was the only one of its kind in the United States Army Air Forces 1 The installation became Bryan Air Force Base upon the establishment of the U S Air Force as a separate service in September 1947 Assigned to the Air Training Command it conducted advanced flight training in the T 33 Shooting Star Deactivated in May 1961 the land and buildings were leased to the Texas A amp M University in 1962 and in 1988 full ownership of the former base was transferred to Texas A amp M University at virtually no cost 2 See also edit nbsp Texas portal nbsp Aviation portal nbsp World War II portalTexas World War II Army Airfields 77th Flying Training Wing World War II References edit TSHA Bryan Air Force Base RELLIS Recollections Manning Thomas A 2005 History of Air Education and Training Command 1942 2002 Office of History and Research Headquarters AETC Randolph AFB Texas OCLC 71006954 29991467 Shaw Frederick J 2004 Locating Air Force Base Sites History s Legacy Air Force History and Museums Program United States Air Force Washington DC OCLC 57007862 1050653629External links editBryan Air Force Base The Handbook of Texas Online Texas State Historical Association TSHA nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bryan Air Force Base amp oldid 1150175286, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
